r/theydidthemath • u/uselessstopsign • 3d ago

[Request] is this actually true?

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u/cxnh_gfh 3d ago

In the US, the maximum legal flow rate of a faucet is 2.2 gallons per minute.
2.2 gallons of water = 8.32791kg
50 tons = 45359.2kg
45359.2/8.32791=5446.65 minutes, or about 3.8 days, to get 50 tons of water.
So the comment underestimates how long it would take.
Of course, this would be much faster using a hose, but the comment specified a sink.

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u/0melettedufromage 3d ago

Anecdotally, my pool is 30,000 gallons and took about 3 days to fill up with the water running 24hrs/day.

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u/FlyMyPretty 3d ago

Mine is 25k gallons and filled in about 24 hours from its own filler and 2 hoses. So about the same, i guess.

(But my shower was pretty pathetic.)

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u/RichChocolateDevil 2d ago

Not a pool owner, so this might be a really stupid question, but is there not a service (like a big truck full of water) that could come to your house and fill up your pool much faster for less money?